After the successful landing operation of Operation Downfall, MacArthur and Nimitz only stayed on the Japanese coastline for more than an hour before returning to the Lincoln.

This mobile maritime fortress remains the overall headquarters of Operation Downfall.

The Allied landing forces only controlled some small towns and villages along the coast and had not yet gained sufficient depth.

MacArthur and Nimitz were worried about their lives. Only by staying on the warship could they feel absolutely safe.

Throughout the entire landing operation, the soldiers who resisted the most fiercely were the soldiers of the Japanese 11th Front Army.

American soldiers did not encounter the legendary civilian volunteers.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief and felt blessed by God.

The Allied landing in Sendai was top secret, and Zhongxia did not know their specific landing location even before the official landing operation began.

Unlike the Kyushu region, the Japanese knew that the Central Xia army would definitely land from Shimonoseki and other places in Kitakyushu, so they gathered together a civilian volunteer team in advance to prepare for a desperate fight.

After receiving military training, civilian volunteers either stay at home or stay at work.

Members of the civilian volunteer corps in the Sendai area did not receive a war warning, so they were not organized in advance.

The landing operation lasted from morning to evening. After more than ten hours, the civilian volunteers who did not know the cruelty of war finally appeared.

The first to attack were civilians in villages and small towns near the US military landing site.

When the US troops landed, these civilians did not react at all. When they wanted to resist, the soldiers had already appeared beside them, so they had to give up the action temporarily.

These people communicated with each other with their eyes and agreed to a surprise attack at night.

Some American vanguard troops were stationed in the village, and the local people were very considerate in helping them clear houses, fetch water, and deliver firewood.

It was difficult for the soldiers who had just experienced a bloody battle to remain vigilant. They knew that the civilians were not well-meaning, but they still relaxed their vigilance after a series of attentive services.

After nightfall, the local old men who were so humble that they wanted to give their granddaughters to the soldiers turned into devils.

They were strapped with explosives and came to the army while they were serving tea and water.

Just hearing a bang, the unsuspecting soldiers were blown to pieces, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

After the explosion, the "docile" villagers poured out from every house, rushed to the scene of the explosion with sickles and hoes, and slashed and hacked the soldiers regardless of whether they were dead or alive.

The scene is weird and terrifying!

When the nearby soldiers saw this scene, they were stunned for the first time, feeling as if they were having a nightmare.

Instead, some mentally unstable soldiers were the first to pull the trigger.

Towns and villages were in chaos, gunshots and explosions were heard everywhere, and the tranquility of the night was completely broken.

At the same time, some organized civilian volunteers began to attack the US landing troops from the outside.

These civilian volunteer teams, consisting of two to three hundred people in teams, took advantage of the enemy's internal chaos to get under the nose of the sentry.

Then there was a cry of service to the emperor, and countless figures emerged from the darkness.

They did not wear military uniforms and had very crude weapons.

The frontline landing troops were being attacked by civilian volunteers one after another. This was destined to be a sleepless night.

Fortunately, General Stilwell and the commanders of each Marine Division learned from the experience and lessons learned on Okinawa. When they set up camp at night, they pulled up a large number of barbed wire fences around the perimeter and laid mines.

It was precisely because of these arrangements that the civilian volunteers did not rush in and cause greater losses to the landing troops.

This situation occurred along the entire coastline, and almost all landing forces were subject to suicide attacks.

General Stilwell was sitting in the temporary headquarters, looking slightly anxious.

After receiving the news, MacArthur and Nimitz also came to the Lincoln's island. Due to the distance, they could only see a large number of flashes of light on the horizon.

At dawn, the civilian volunteers finally gave up their meaningless suicide attack.

The American soldiers were in their respective bunkers with rifles in hand, not daring to let down their guard for a moment.

Today the sun gradually appears in the east, spreading warm sunshine to the earth.

The American soldiers did not feel any warmth, and the scene in front of them made them feel cold all over.

Layers of corpses were thrown on the barbed wire fence, and blood was still dripping down.

Most of the mines in the minefield were triggered, and a large number of craters appeared. On the edge of the craters were numerous broken limbs.

Some members of the civilian volunteer team who survived were wailing in the morning sun. Perhaps they did not feel the preciousness of life until this moment.

"Bang!"

Occasionally, gunfire rang out, which was the cold-blooded soldiers shooting the wounded civilians who were screaming.

The world was filled with a strong smell of blood, and some of the replacement soldiers kept vomiting in the strong smell of blood.

Carrier-based aircraft flew past the front of the battle line, dropping heavy bombs one after another farther away.

Some civilian volunteers who did not retreat in time were bitten by carrier-based aircraft, and the bloodline extended inland.

General Stilwell came to the front line, and the scene in front of him was also frightening.

The Japanese are crazier than the intelligence services say.

They were already very vigilant, but obviously this vigilance was not enough.

On October 7, the US landing troops endured the urge to vomit and began to clean up the bodies of civilian volunteers.

Because they don't have the help of the naturalized army, they can only do these things by themselves.

The troops were forced to a halt and did not advance even one kilometer.

Senior generals were once again summoned to a meeting on the USS Lincoln super aircraft carrier.

After the meeting, an order was sent to the entire army.

"In future combat operations, as long as Japanese are found approaching one's own military formation, regardless of whether they are civilians or soldiers, regardless of whether they have weapons in their hands, as long as they pose a threat to the safety of the army and soldiers, they can be shot immediately.

Kill him without taking any responsibility!"

This is the first time the US military has ordered to point its guns at civilians.

There is no precise measurement scale in this. It is up to the American soldiers on the front line to decide whether they should fire or not.

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Xiaguan, the general headquarters of the gangster operations.

"Commander-in-Chief, have you heard what happened to the United States last night? It was so tragic!"

Cao Bin said to Wang Laohu:

"I somewhat understand why you didn't let the troops advance in depth immediately after the successful landing. Now it seems that clearing the occupied area and stabilizing the landing site are crucial."

Wang Laohu glanced at Cao Bin, looking a little arrogant.

Cao Bin smiled bitterly and said:

"But it's been a week, it's time to take action, otherwise the commander-in-chief and the general staff may have objections."

"Even if the commander-in-chief has no objection, the soldiers can't wait any longer. The morale and morale of the military cannot withstand such torture."

Wang Laohu had already made plans in his mind. He nodded and said:

"Indeed, it's time to push inland!"

The two came to the battle sand table together. Wang Laohu looked at Kyushu Island and said:

"My plan is to first deal with the Japanese Sixteenth Front on Kyushu Island, and then go to Hiroshima to meet Seishiro Itagaki."

The Central Xia army landed from the north and south. From a large perspective, the Japanese Sixteenth Front Army had been surrounded.

The strategy of moving south first and then north is correct. Cao Bin agreed.

"Old Wang, when marching south, we must first solve the problem of Fukuoka, where the Japanese Sixteenth Front Army Headquarters is located."

"If we want to attack Fukuoka, we must break through the three lines of defense built by the Japanese directly in front of us."

"Okagaki Town, Nakata City, Nogata City, Otake Town, Tamachi, Yukuhashi City, Miyako City, and other cities have large populations, and the civilian volunteer teams are well organized. The attack will probably be very difficult, and you have to be prepared for heavy casualties.

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Wang Laohu looked at Cao Bin, frowned and said:

"Why are we attacking cities?"

Cao Bin tilted his head, with a puzzled look on his face, thinking that if he didn't attack the city, would the army just fly over?

When he was confused, he saw Wang Laohu's brows gradually unfurling, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up, forming an extremely weird smiling face.

The strange face slowly spoke:

"Just erase it and it'll be fine!"

Wang Laohu's eyes narrowed, and his smile changed from weird to ferocious.

Cao Bin was stunned for a while before he reacted. His eyes gradually widened, and he nodded and said:

"I understand, let's make arrangements..."

[Author's digression]: Japan's administrative division system is generally divided into two levels: capital, prefecture, prefecture, and city, town, village, and special district.
Chapter completed!